Kloppmann HB59 LC Set

Kloppmann HB59 LC Set · Electric Guitar Pickup

The HB 59 set is Andreas Kloppmanns interpretation of the legendary PAFs 59er. In 2005 he noticed while testing different Les Pauls from the Year 1959, that the sound in these Paulas unfolded quite differently than in the 58 models from Peter Weihe. These impressions led then to the production of HB59 sets. It sounds more direct, concrete... just more like earthy Blues & Rock! From Eric Clapton's Beano to Gary Moore's Greeny up to the sound of Billy Gibbons' Pearly Gates!

Each HB Pickup comes with 2 springs, 2 screws and a Tone Capacitor!

Kloppmann pickups - have their price but they are worth it as well

Andreas Kloppmann has worked for years to achieve his good name. Since mid-1980 he has collected and archived data of pickups. Many findings were won through measuring but also unwinding defective pick ups to see how much of what was wound where.

Each Kloppmann pickup is hand wound individually in a winding machine from the 1960s and the wire is guided by hand. The number of turns is counted mechanically. Based on years of experience, important sonic parameters can be determined during the winding process.

Using a comprehensive database - full of the frequency response curves of different pickups - different products are manufactured and their characteristics compared with those of their counterparts. According to the measured data and the frequency response curve the intended destination of the pickup is then assigned. (Neck, middle, bridge, hot, vintage or similar) Every pickup gets a production number and their individual data is stored. With this method, there is always the possibility of becoming an identical product from the production line.

And for those who do not believe in measuring results and frequency curves: Andreas Kloppmann has been an active musician for more than 25 years (guitarist, of course), connoisseur of vintage instruments and controls his products, of course, by ear.